Media Hub

30
Jan 2018

Celebrating 30 Years in Halifax

Yorkshire’s Legal People, Chadwick Lawrence, are this year celebrating 30 years in Halifax. On 24th January, the team based at Somerset House on Rawson Street in Halifax invited clients and contacts from across the Calderdale region for an evening of celebration and networking. Steve Duncan, CEO of the Community Foundation, thanked the firm for its…

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30
Jan 2018

How to deal with part-time workers

With an increasing number of businesses using part-time workers to deliver their services, it is important for employers to understand the approach that should be taken to ensure that the rules governing this type of employment are complied with. When will someone be classed as a part-time worker? There is no legal definition of a…

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26
Jan 2018

Setback to campaigners’ bid to block demolition of Huddersfield Royal Infirmary

The campaign group Hands Off HRI (HoHRI) launched a bid towards the end of last year for a judicial review over the hospital reconfiguration plan and three months later, they have been advised that their legal challenge has been denied. A full explanation as to why has not been revealed. Chairman of HoHRI Mike Forster,…

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26
Jan 2018

Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust A&E waiting times revealed for December

The NHS has unveiled their official figures for accident and emergency waiting times and revealed that nationwide, targets have hit their lowest level in 14 years. Doctors are asked to admit or triage A&E patients within four hours of arrival 95% of the time, but the average waiting time for December 2017 was 85.1%. The…

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25
Jan 2018

Social Media and Family Law

We commonly hear about people whose prospects for a new job have been scuppered as a result of their social media antics but employment law is not the only area where social media has an impact.  We are now seeing quite routinely the negative impact which social media can have in family law cases. Simple…

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24
Jan 2018

Statistics reveal some areas hiring only one nurse for every 400 advertised

Official statistics have revealed that the recruitment crisis within the NHS has become so bad that some parts of the country are hiring one nurse for every 400 roles, and just one in seven advertised positions is being filled. A record high number of nursing and midwifery jobs were advertised across England at the end…

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